CVE-2026-22769
CVE-2026-22769 is a security flaw in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs). Attackers can get into Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) without a valid password. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks on 18 Feb 2026.[1]
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) is business software or equipment. Most families won’t have it, but attackers break into it to get inside companies, and from there to what those companies hold about their customers, patients and staff. Fixed in version 6.0.3.1 HF1 of RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
Description
CISA calls it an use of hard-coded credentials in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs). In its words: “Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) contains an use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence.”[1]
The CVE record adds: “Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, versions prior to 6.0.3.1 HF1, contain a hardcoded credential vulnerability. This is considered critical as an unauthenticated remote attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded credential could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to unauthorized access to the underlying operating system and root-level persistence. Dell recommends that customers upgrade or apply one of the remediations as soon as possible.”[2]
The underlying weakness is hard-coded credentials (CWE-798), in MITRE’s list of common software weaknesses.
It scores 10.0 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, which rates it critical, scored by NVD using CVSS 3.1.[2]
Affected versions
NVD’s record lists one fixed version: everything before it is affected.[2]
| Product | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines | 6.0.3.1 HF1 |
Most families won’t have Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs); it’s for whoever looks after IT at work.
Exploitation
CISA added it to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities on 18 Feb 2026, within a day of it being made public. CISA lists a flaw only when it has reliable evidence of it being exploited, and gave US federal agencies until 21 Feb 2026 to fix it.[1]
FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System, which estimates how likely a flaw is to be used in attacks in the next 30 days from what it sees across the internet, puts it at 14%. That’s in the top 4% of the flaws it scores.[4]
CISA assesses it as automatable: attackers can run it against many targets at once.
CISA doesn’t say who was attacked, or how.
Fix
Dell has published a fix or advice.[3] CISA’s required action: “Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.”[1]
- Check whether you use it.Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) is business software or equipment, so most families won’t have it. If you run a business, or work from home on company equipment, ask whoever looks after your IT.
- Send this page to your IT person.Ask them to confirm it’s fixed (fixed in version 6.0.3.1 HF1 of RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines), or not in use. CISA gave US government agencies until 21 Feb 2026 to fix it.
- If it can’t be fixed, take it offline.CISA’s advice when there’s no fix is to stop using the product, or take it off the internet, until there is one.
You can’t fix someone else’s server, but you can watch for what follows a break-in like this: a breach notice, a password reset you didn’t ask for, or a scam message that knows things it shouldn’t. HARD watches for those for you and your family.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| The flaw is made public in the National Vulnerability Database, with a severity score of 10.0.[2] | |
| CISA adds it to its catalog of flaws known to be used in attacks.[1] | |
| CISA’s deadline for US government agencies to fix it.[1] | |
| FIRST puts the odds of it being used in attacks in the next 30 days at 14%.[4] |
See also
Other Dell flaws
- CVE-2021-21551, Dell dbutil Driver: insufficient access control ·
Other hard-coded credentials flaws
- CVE-2025-14611, Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox: hard coded cryptographic ·
- CVE-2019-6693, Fortinet FortiOS: use of hard-coded credentials ·
- CVE-2021-44207, Acclaim Systems USAHERDS: use of hard-coded credentials ·
- CVE-2024-28987, SolarWinds Web Help Desk: hardcoded credential ·
- CVE-2024-3272, D-Link Multiple NAS Devices: use of hard-coded credentials ·
Added the same day
- CVE-2021-22175, GitLab: server-side request forgery (SSRF) ·
References
- ^ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines (RP4VMs) Use of Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability”. Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, added 18 Feb 2026.
- ^ National Institute of Standards and Technology. “CVE-2026-22769 Detail”. National Vulnerability Database, published 17 Feb 2026.
- ^ Dell. Advisories and fixes: dell.com, dell.com, cloud.google.com.
- ^ FIRST. “Exploit Prediction Scoring System”. EPSS 0.135, percentile 96.5, 31 Oct 2026.
- CVE Program. “CVE-2026-22769”. The official CVE record.
This article is built from CISA’s catalog (version 2026.10.30), NVD’s record and FIRST’s scores, kept in HARD’s database and checked every morning. The plain English is HARD’s.